US Edition2025 MIT Class President Banned From Graduation Ceremony After Pro-Palestinian Speech | News Channel 3-12
- Megha M. Vemuri, MIT's 2025 class president, was barred from attending the graduation ceremony after delivering a pro-Palestinian speech in Cambridge last spring.
- The university removed Vemuri for veering from her approved speech, misleading organizers, and leading a protest that disrupted the ceremony, prompting student walkouts.
- During her speech, Vemuri accused MIT of complicity in a genocide against Palestinians and praised campus activism against Israel's war in Gaza following the 2023 Hamas attack.
- The speech provoked boos and cheers, with some audience members chanting 'shame' and others waving Palestinian flags, while MIT reaffirmed its support for free expression but upheld its decision.
- Vemuri will receive her degree despite the ban, and the incident highlights ongoing tensions over pro-Palestinian activism and free speech at universities.
10 Articles
10 Articles
2025 MIT class president banned from graduation ceremony after pro-Palestinian speech – CLG News
2025 MIT class president banned from graduation ceremony after pro-Palestinian speech | 1 June 2025 | The 2025 class president of MIT was barred from attending her graduation ceremony on Friday after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza at a commencement event the day before. Megha Vemuri told CNN that after her speech, the university’s senior leadership informed her she was not allowed to attend Friday’s commencement ceremony and was …
Hear MIT class president’s speech that got her banned from graduation
MIT 2025 class president Megha Vemuri told CNN that after her Pro-Palestine speech, the university’s senior leadership informed her she was not allowed to attend Friday’s commencement ceremony and was barred from campus until the event concluded.
MIT Students Mass-Exit As Graduation Speaker Goes On Gaza ‘Genocide’ Rant
MIT barred its student president from Friday’s graduation ceremony after she used her platform to accuse the institution of complicity in Israel’s war in Gaza – prompting a mass walkout of students. Megha M. Vemuri, elected president of the Class of 2025, was scheduled to deliver a speech at Thursday’s OneMIT event, an umbrella ceremony preceding the formal awarding of degrees. But Vemuri reportedly veered from her submitted script and launched …
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Left, 43% of the sources lean Right
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
